Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as attacker appears in court

Before the court hearing, the family, friends and community members of the fallen 6-year-old Plainfield Township child hold a vigil at Chicago Suburban court House.

Vigil was organize by several Humans Right and civil Rights organizations.

Odai Al Fayoumi and his supporters gathered outside the Will County courtroom just before the guy suspected of killing his 6-year-old son was scheduled to appear in court. Their purpose was to pay tribute to his kid. The Imam from Muslim community center Mr. Hafiz Ikhlas Ansari Start the program with Quranic versus.

At a vigil held prior to Wednesday's court session, Odai Al Fayoumi declared, "We will not rest until justice is served for my son," speaking via a translator. Wadee is deserving of nothing less.
Prosecutors claim that the 6-year-old child was stabbed to death on October 14 in a crime motivated by resentment towards the Israel-Hamas conflict. Hanaan Shaheen, the boy's mother, was also stabbed during the incident.

Shaheen's 72-year-old landlord, Joseph Czuba, was charged in October by a Will County grand jury with three counts of first-degree murder, one act of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated violence, and two counts of hate crime in connection with the incident.

Czuba and Shaheen got into a heated argument over the Israel-Hamas dispute on the day of the attack. According to investigators, Shaheen proposed that the two pray for peace, then Czuba attacked her.Shaheen ran to a restroom where she could hear Czuba abusing her kid as she made a police report.

Al Fayoumi declared, "My son was a victim of prejudice and hatred in addition to violence." "We as a society must confront the fact that he was targeted because of his faith—that is, because he was a Muslim."
Wadee was a regular six-year-old, he said, who liked basketball, soccer, and Legos.

Al Fayoumi said, "He was full of dreams and aspirations." "He was always grinning and brought the brilliant light of hope with him wherever he went.

"May his life serve as an inspiration for us to reject prejudice and celebrate the diversity that makes our country so amazing," he continued.
Assistant State's Attorney for Will County, Mike Fitzgerald, pointed out in court that federal authorities still haven't provided reports from their own investigation into the incident. Fitzgerald stated that no papers can now be turned over by the U.S. Attorney's Office because the federal investigation is still underway.

In an effort to defend their client, Czuba's defense lawyers had asked for federal reports from the probe.
Fitzgerald stated that he has requested the records from federal authorities. He continued by saying he intended to get in touch once more before the upcoming court hearing of March 7.

George Lenard, Czuba's lawyer, had no objections.

A ruling about communications in the jailhouse was also issued by Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak, who stipulated that lawyers should receive access to any taped conversations involving Czuba.